How many $50,000 prizes are left in $50,000 Star Cashword?

2 of 15 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 276,156.

What are the odds of winning anything on $50,000 Star Cashword?

1 in 7.07 today, compared with 1 in 4.23 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.07, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 13.7.

Is $50,000 Star Cashword worth buying?

Its current payout is 45.2% ($0.90 back per $2 ticket), rank #130 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $50,000 Star Cashword tickets are left?

We estimate 552,313 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (96.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $50,000 Star Cashword launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on February 20, 2025. It is still on sale.

$50,000 Star Cashword — $2 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #471

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched February 20, 2025

$50,000 Star Cashword Massachusetts scratch ticket ticket

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$50,000 Star Cashword (#471) is a $2 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on February 20, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #130 of 132 active games on current payout (45.2%, $0.90 expected back per ticket) and #26 of 26 $2 games, #113 on any-prize odds (1 in 7.07) and #23 on top-prize odds (1 in 276,156). Since launch the payout has fallen 27.8 points (73.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 67.2% (1 in 4.23 at launch). 2 of 15 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 552,313 tickets are still unsold (96.4% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

45.2%

73.0% at launch

Expected value

$0.90

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 7.07

1 in 4.23 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 7.07

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 13.7

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 15,342

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 15

$50,000 each

Tickets remaining

3.6%

≈ 552,313 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $50,000 Star Cashword, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 78,074 of 3,573,270 prizes (2.2%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$50,000	1 in 1,008,000	1 in 276,156	15	13	2	13.3%
$1,000	1 in 48,000	1 in 16,244	315	281	34	10.8%
$500	1 in 14,400	1 in 27,616	1,050	1,030	20	1.9%
$200	1 in 3,600	1 in 5,021	4,200	4,090	110	2.6%
$100	1 in 1,469	1 in 2,938	10,290	10,102	188	1.8%
$50	1 in 514.3	1 in 1,866	29,400	29,104	296	1.0%
$20	1 in 62.5	1 in 223.4	241,920	239,448	2,472	1.0%
$10	1 in 50.0	1 in 158.8	302,400	298,922	3,478	1.2%
$5	1 in 41.7	1 in 103.5	362,880	357,546	5,334	1.5%
$4	1 in 13.6	1 in 19.5	1,108,800	1,080,532	28,268	2.5%
$2	1 in 10.0	1 in 14.6	1,512,000	1,474,128	37,872	2.5%
All prizes	1 in 4.23	1 in 7.07	3,573,270	3,495,196	78,074	2.2%

How $50,000 Star Cashword has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $50,000 Star Cashword. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 28, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 176 remain.
September 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 177 remain.
September 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 178 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 179 remain.
September 19, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 180 remain.
September 13, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 183 remain.
September 12, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
September 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 185 remain.
September 9, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 186 remain.
September 6, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 188 remain.
September 5, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 190 remain.
September 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 191 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$50,000 Star Cashword: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in $50,000 Star Cashword?: 2 of 15 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 276,156.
What are the odds of winning anything on $50,000 Star Cashword?: 1 in 7.07 today, compared with 1 in 4.23 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.07, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 13.7.
Is $50,000 Star Cashword worth buying?: Its current payout is 45.2% ($0.90 back per $2 ticket), rank #130 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $50,000 Star Cashword tickets are left?: We estimate 552,313 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (96.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $50,000 Star Cashword launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on February 20, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $2 Massachusetts scratch tickets

$100 STACKED — 76.1% payout, 1 in 4.23 any prize
20X — 75.1% payout, 1 in 4.28 any prize
$50,000 Star Cashword — 73.0% payout, 1 in 4.22 any prize
$100,000 TWO FOR THE MONEY — 72.8% payout, 1 in 5.97 any prize
$100,000 DOUBLE DEUCES — 72.8% payout, 1 in 4.60 any prize

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